Volume 2 also has three major sections. ;ese sections examine the many aspects associatedwith recovery from addiction, the prevention of addiction, and other essential issues commonlyassociated with addiction, such as technology, driving under the influence, and homelessness.;ere is also a Foreword in Volume 1 and an Epilogue in Volume 2 that provide insightand perspective about the addiction syndrome and the place of this handbook within thedevelopment of a science of addiction.

;is two-volume handbook provides a comprehensive review of addiction.

Volume 1 has an introduction and three sections focusing on the background and history ofaddiction, the distal and proximal influences on addiction, and the expressions of addiction; thelatter includes chapter discussions about the universal and unique consequences of addiction.

Editor-in-chief Howard J. Sha;er asked contributors to consider their areas of interest with respect to the addictionsyndrome model. In addition, to advance the conceptual framework that guides addiction research and treatment,contributors were asked to provide evidence to support or refute the addiction syndrome model.Sha;er hopes this approach will stimulate an enthusiastic dialogue that can advance the field by revising and improvingthe etiological models that provide the guiding wisdom about addiction and its causes and consequences. Series: APAHandbooks in Psychology™. 2012. 948 pages. Two-Volume Set.

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CONTENTS

;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; | Part I. Background and History of Addiction | Part
II. Distal and Proximal Influences on Addiction | Part III. Expressions of Addiction | Volume 2. Recovery, Prevention, and
Other Issues | Part I. Recovering From the Addiction Syndrome | Part II. Prevention of Addiction | Part III. Other Issues